Solid third quarter for Lanxess
16/11/2018
The company’s profit before tax for this period was €277 million, up 1.5% year on year. It cited higher selling prices and synergies from its acquisition of Chemtura among the reasons for this growth,
The Performance Chemicals segment, which includes Lanxess’s leather business unit, suffered an 8.5% drop in sales to €334 million.